Panel formed to take call on creation of new sub-divisions: CM

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today said that a committee has been constituted under the chairmanship of Agriculture Minister O P Dhankar to take a call on the issue of creation of new sub-divisions, tehsils and blocks in the state.
He was replying to questions of mediapersons on whether the state government would accord sub-division status to Gharaunda.
Inaugurating a railway under-bridge at Gharaunda, Khattar said it fulfilled a long-pending demand of the people of the area.
Speaking on his upcoming foreign visits, the chief minister said he would lead a delegation to China and Japan from January 17 to 25.

"The main aim of the visit is to invite the entrepreneurs to invest in Haryana and also apprise them of the entrepreneur friendly atmosphere prevailing in the state," he said.
On the statement made by an opposition leader that "fake" no objection certificates (NOCs) and certificates of educational qualification were being produced by those wanting to contest the upcoming panchayat elections, the chief minister said that no such complaint had come to the notice of the government so far.

"If any such complaint is received, stern action would be taken. Such statements reflect the frustration of the opposition because the decision to fix minimum education qualification for those contesting the election to PRIs has been appreciated by all," he said.

Khattar also praised Subhash Barala, who was re-elected as Haryana BJP chief, calling him an "active" leader who has worked hard to maintain coordination between the party and the government.
The CM also directed the administrative secretaries to
interact with the field officers of their respective department to enhance their efficiency.
Assuring that there is no dearth of funds with the state government for development works, Khattar directed the administrative secretaries to review the progress of "CM announcements" with their concerned head of the department every week.
He said the state would soon prepare a transparent system of recruitment for Group-D category of post in various government departments.

He made it clear that "pick and choose policy will not be tolerated at any cost and only eligible youth will get government jobs on the basis of merit".
He said the state government had adopted a transparent process in recruitment of junior engineers, lecturers, Haryana civil service and in other government jobs and this has reflected a good message at the grass-roots level.